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Hollie is coming to Auchenblae Youth Club this Friday to tell young people about the amazing Tall Ships opportunity.

Come along and meet Hollie, she will share exciting details of the voyages, what life is like onboard a tall ship, and all the amazing experiences in store for them (sailing with dolphins, magnificent sunsets, stargazing on an open sea!) she will answer questions and also stay to help young people with their application forms, if interested.

AYC welcomes any local young person aged 15-25yrs interested in the opportunity to pop in and meet Hollie, if they would like to know more about this chance of a lifetime.

Due to licensing issues we won’t be able to show any Taylor Swift video content at tomorrow’s Gala Cinema night.

We apologise for this and will instead be showing.

ACF Report 2023

Following length review process and a 1 year hiatus, we’re delighted to say that the fund reopened in 2023 and received 15 applications. The fund had accumulated to over £75,000 due historic underspend and the 2022 accrual. Applications were assessed in September for eligibility, presented to the panel in October with decisions made in November and funding paid out in December 2023.

The panel consisted of a total of 5 people – all 3 members of the community who applied and the ACF sub-committee from ADCA. The decision-making process was straightforward and unanimous and we propose to continue with this format (pending annual review) if agreed at the AGM.

All applicants received funding although not all projects were funded fully. Following discussion with applicants, those who received partial funding were happy with the decision-making process and outcome. Excitingly, as a result of these conversations, new opportunities for collaboration between community groups have been identified and we look forward to seeing the results of those discussions.

See table for funding awards. We look forward to seeing completed projects over the next few months with completion sign offs due in November 2024.

The coming funding allocation will be more interesting as the amount of money available is significantly less. The fund stands at an estimated £43,000 for 2024, we will be able to confirm this figure once the RPI for January 2024 is published. 2024 applications will open during gala week with a closing date of August 31st 2024.

The sub-committee intend to further revise the forms to make the fund more accessible to our community. In terms of advertising and improving communication with the community, we will promote the fund on theblae.org, the physical noticeboards around the village, via the Messenger and on our facebook page and Auchenblae Noticeboard.

Our Community Association needs a Chair Person. We also need help with fundraising / events organising and managing hall bookings.

Could you commit to a 2hr meeting on the 1st tuesday of every month? Could you step up to chair our committee and help make sure we’re meeting our responsibilities as trustees and caretakers of our village hall?

Without your support, there will be no hall, no Auchenblae Pre-School Group, no Zumba, no Kickboxing, no community cafe, no windfarm fund, no gala, no quiz nights, no bingo to name a few….

It’s your hall and your community, come and show your support on Tuesday 6th.

This months film is Barbie the hugely successful highly acclaimed cultural phenomenon.

 It’s a riotously entertaining candy-coloured feminist fable that manages simultaneously to celebrate, satirise and deconstruct its happy-plastic subject.

Come and see it in its full glory with our now upgraded surround sound and 4K projection system.

The Great Auchenblae Paper Boat Race is to be held on Sat May 27th 2023 during Auchenblae’s annual Gala Day . It is open to all entrants young and old, family teams etc and we hope it will add to the great family fun day that is Auchenblae Gala Day.

This year, the value of the prizes has risen to £200 in total and the entrance fee has dropped to £1.

The race will  be run on the burn between the pavilion and the footbridge a course length of 90 metres. Races will be in heats of 5 boats with the winner going through to the next heat.

The number of entries is limited to 100. Please book in advance to ensure your place.

Boats are to be made of paper or card and can be a traditional folded paper boat or a sophisticated paper paddle steamer just as long as they meet the required build and size restriction outlined in the race rules.

Great Auchenblae Paper Boat Race rules

If you wish to enter please fill out the entrance form

Entrance Form

Book your tickets here

Events for this years gala. Please visit the gala page for more info and to book tickets for the band click here. To enter your boat in the Great Auchenblae Boat Race visit the race page.

We are very pleased to announce that the Cinema Club will start film Screenings again from the 29th of April. We are starting with the Empire of Light a wonderful film by Sam Mendes about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in a cinema